The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-03-15
THE ITALIAN EARTHQUAKES.
Frightful Loss of Life.

fOuake were telt at Nice at 3 o'clock
This morning. Houses rocked. walls
cracked, and in some cases frail tene-
ments were thrown to the ground.
Many persons We're injured by falling
debris. Shocks were also felt at
Monte Carlo and Monaco, at which
Slaees they were so severe that rocks
Were detached from the cliffs and pre-
eipitated into the sea, The disturb
anees extended as far Genoa.
The earthquake devastated the
whole of the Italian Riviera at Noli,
on the Gulf of Genoa, and not far
from Savonia. Several houses fell
and forty-fve persons were killed and
thirty injured at Onegl, on &e Gulf
OF Genoa. At Dianomarino, near
Onelgi, scores of people were killed
and hundreds injured. Fully one
third of the town was destroyed.
y A second and severe shock of earth
quake has occurred in Genoa, Pavia,
Lucia, Cueo. Albisselo, Poto, Mauri
no, 0neglio and Noh, At Sayonia
eight persons were killed and fifteen
others injured. Immense damage was
done to property.
At Leghorn the earthquake had
strong undulatory movement, accom-
panied by underground rumbling,
which lasted twelve seconds.
At Luci the shock lasted forty sec
onds. At Geneva it lasted one minute,
creating the greatest excitement. As
farRss ascertained, no damage was
caused. ~
Dispatches concerning earthquakes
in the South Of Europe this morning
state that two violent shocks were felt
" Toulon at 6 o'clock. The first was
of fifteen seconds duration and the
second Of twelve seconds. The move
ment was from west to east.
At Avignon three shocks were ex-
perienced between and s O'Clock.
The first shock was very violent and
awakened everybody in the place
Several shocks were felt at Geneva
at 6 o'clock
ROME. Feb. 24.-DetaiIs have been
received this morning of the results
Of the earthquakes yesterd day, show
ing that the effects were far more Sc
rious than was thought The loss Of
life and destruction Of property is
( learned to have been terrible The
most startling news comes from the
Genoese Riviera. Over 1900 persons
were killed in that district. At the
village of Bajardo, situated at the top
ofPa hill, a number of inhabitants
took refuge in a church when the
shocks. were first felt. Subsequent
shocks demolished the church, and
300 Of the people who were in it were
killed. The destruction of property
In sections of Italy visited by the
earthquakes was immense and wide
spread.
LONDON, Feb 25-A dispatch from
Nice says another earthquake shock
VS. felt IN that city this morning
The disturbance was slight. A dis
patch from Rome gives the following
official list of the killed and wounded:
Bajardo, 800 killed and wounded;
Diana Marina. $50 killed and wound
"a; Bressano, 9 killed and 36 injured;
Diana CASTILLO, 80 and many wounded.
Die number of persons killed is
less than was supposed. 1t Is estima-
ted that in the provinces of Porte
Maurizes $40 persons were killed and
$50 injured. In the province Of Ge-
noa 4 were killed and 30 injured
Baiardo and Diano Marina were the
only places destroyed. The churches
at Bajardo, CASTILLO and Argnis were
thrown down by the severity of the
shock.
New YORK, Feb. 27-The town of
Diano Marino is reduced almost to
heap Of ruins, upon which soldiers
and policemen are now engaged IN
the melancholy work of disinterring
the dead. In house near a church
J tho explorers exposed to light q scene
of pitiful horror. A carnival ball had
been held in the house on Tuesday
J night, and dancing was still going on
/ at $50 o'clock on Wednesday morn
ing when.the first earthquake shock
came and overwhelmed the Joyous
company IN one common fate. The
\ house suddenly collapsed at the first
shock and not person within its
\ walls escaped The explorers wept
I as they laboriously brought to view
victim after victim, men and women
in their carnival fnery besmeared
with blood and dust.
The loss Of property has been very
great. At Diano Marine Done it IS
estimated at 100000 frances.
AnotHr village, Deano Casten, is
completely destroyed and the inhabi
ANTS have disappeared. Along the
1 shore many bodies have been recover
(. ed still clothed IN masquerade dresses.
One house fell in Just as a lady
was entering it aud buried all the in
mates IN the ruins. The village Of
Castillon Is mass OF ruins. under
which many people are reported to
4 have been buried.